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Slope Point – The Catlins – Southland Region – NEW ZEALAND

Friday 13/03/2026   Slope Point Road – Slope Point – Slope Point Light Beacon Station – The Southern Most Point of New Zealand

                                     Slope Point walking track (informal farm access route across private farmland)

                                     Private farmland at Slope Point

                                     The Catlins

                                     Southland Region, NEW ZEALAND (Aotearoa)

                                     Murihiku Country (Ngāi Tahu people)                                

Participants: Beth Davies, Stephen Davies (Photos), Sue Davies (Report), Pablo Ureña Vega

We drove to the end of Slope Point Road on a cool, breezy March morning. A small car park marks the start of an informal farm track across private grazing land — you need to check the gate is closed behind you. The route is a faint track threading between fence lines with sheep grazing either side. It’s flat, easy going on firm but slightly damp ground from recent showers. A steady amble rather than a hike, though the sense of exposure grows as you approach the cliff edge.

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Antarctic Peninsula Expedition

9/12/2025 – 19/12/2025    Antarctic Peninsula Expedition

“It is in our nature to explore, to reach out into the unknown. The only true failure would be not to explore at all.” Ernest Shackelton

Participants:  Stephen Davies (Photos), Sue Davies (Report), Cal Stewart, Kerrie Stewart, with 93 staff, and 134 other passengers

Route of MS Seaventure

Antarctic Peninsula Voyage  (Garmin Messenger)

Total distance: 3292.32 km
Max elevation: 487 m
Total climbing: 11633 m
Total descent: -11773 m
Average speed: 16.89 km/h
Total time: 12:41:30
Download file: 20251209Seaventure.gpx                         Track Info

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